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Social Media Roundup: Archive Your Twitter History

Is a backup mechanism finally coming to Twitter? Also: Just how far one couple’s social media obsession goes.

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In a perfect world, tweets would be archived, all social media platforms would come with their own Siri-like guide, and you would never have to ask (or explain the answer to) the question: What’s the ROI on social media? At least one of these wishes is in the process of being granted.

That and more in today’s Social Media Roundup:

Back that Tweet Up

One for the records:  It might finally be true: Twitter CEO promises that users will be able to download their entire archive of tweets by 2013  (opens in a new tab). No more hurriedly favoriting tweets and snapping screenshots after an event because of that 10-day rule? All in favor, say aye. How will you use the Twitter archive feature?  (ht @YourMembership  (opens in a new tab))

Oh, Baby …

Baby tweets: Think your association is getting a little too social media obsessed? One couple (most likely) has it beat. Yesterday, a baby was born, with an unusual name.  (opens in a new tab) Hashtag. More bizarre? It’s not the first baby named after social media: According to Yahoo, last year a man named his firstborn daughter Facebook. (ht @MemberClicks  (opens in a new tab))

Chloe Thompson

Chloe Thompson is a contributing writer to Associations Now.

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